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on fins as above. Another has neither yellow nor pink on body, but has 

 a large livid purple spot on opercle and another at base of pectorals, 

 and has belly and brancheostegals tinged with purple. The ocellated 

 spot on all specimens begins behind the twentieth ray of soft dorsal. 



Ten specimens have dorsal rays as follows : 



111-28 (one specimen). 



111-29 (four specimens). 



111-30 (two specimens). 

 IV -28 (one specimen). 



None has 27 soft rays as stated in Jordan and Evermann. 



Four specimens dissected, show almost no variation in the form 

 and location of the visceral organs. All are essentially as shown in 



Figures 24 and 25. Hypsoblennius gilberti 



Fig. 24, Ventral view- of viscera, entire. Fig. 25, Alimentary canal removed. 

 A, Liver. B, Spleen. C, Gall bladder. D, Oviduct. Numbers refer to correspond- 

 ing regions of alimentary canal. 



